Dansby Claims A Program First

LUBBOCK, Texas (June 9, 2011) – The Lubbock Christian University women’s golf team had a stellar performance at the NAIA Championship and they were recognized for the efforts on and off the course. Rachel Dansby claimed an ultimate honor as 2011 Capital One Academic All-America® Third Team honoree in the college division, and also claimed Academic All-District First Team honors and NAIA Daktronics Scholar Athlete accolades.  Kiersten Pack also received NAIA Daktronics Scholar Athlete honors, and Anna Schopp claimed All-Tournament honors at the NAIA Championship and was named NAIA All-American Honorable Mention.

Dansby, a senior from Lubbock, Texas, posted a 4.0 GPA (on a 4.0 scale) majoring in Psychology.  She was the only NAIA golfer to claim Capital One Academic All- All-America®  honors in the College Division At-Large voting among CoSIDA members.  The At-Large honor involves several sports, including golf, swimming, lacrosse, field hockey, water polo, ice hockey and tennis and is open all NCAA and NAIA programs.  She was one of six golfers nationwide to receive the honor and one of 17 of the 45 honored to have a 4.0 or better.  Dansby is the first Lady Chap to claim Academic All-America® honors and she represented District VI, where she claimed First Team Academic All-District accolades.  She found success on the links as well this season, claiming the individual title at the Sooner Athletic Conference Championship and finishing 24^th individually at the NAIA Championship to help the Lady Chaparrals to a program-best fifth place finish.  Her win at the SAC Championships tied her with Kelly Rainbolt for the career mark in wins in program history with two.  To be eligible for Academic All-America® consideration, a student-athlete must be a varsity starter or key reserve, maintain a cumulative G.P.A. of 3.30 on a scale of 4.00, have reached sophomore athletic and academic standings at his/her current institution and be nominated by his/her sports information director.

Anna Schopp had one tournament victory this season and claimed All-Tournament honors at the NAIA Championships after finishing in a tie for ninth place to lead the fifth place Lady Chaps.  The sophomore from Bremen, Germany becomes just the second Lady Chaps member to ever claim NAIA All-American honors, joining Kelly Rainbolt (2009).

Pack joined Dansby on the Daktronics-NAIA Scholar Athlete list marking the fourth consecutive season the Lady Chaps have had at least one recipient of the honor and the third straight season they have had two recipients.  Pack, a senior from Roswell, New Mexico, posted a 3.50 GPA in Exercise Science.  While the honor was the first for Pack, the NAIA honor was the second for Dansby.